Oblivion's Tome of Unlife - Where Spirits Have Lease Quest, Lore, Theories, Analysis EXPLAINED!

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In today's video, we discuss The Elder Scrolls IV: Oblivion's horror and supernatural side quest, Where Spirits Have Lease. The quest begins by speaking to a man named Velwyn Benirus in Anvil. Velwyn offers to sell the player his recently deceased grandfather's manor for a cheap sum of gold. The player accepts, is given the key and the deed, and Velwyn travels off to The Imperial City. Upon going to sleep, the player is awakened by attacking ghosts. The player heads downstairs and discovers a note and a skeletal hand. The note details that the previous owner, Lorgren Benirus, Velwyn's grandfather, was practicing necromancy and ultimately shunned by the community. He says that he created a hidden magical room to perform atrocities and was eventually slain by the Mages Guild. His body was never recovered however. Through the help of Velwyn and facing off against a supernatural threat like no other, the player completes the quest and stumbles upon a powerful, evil book called the Tome of Unlife. It is here that we theorize where this book came from, what it actually does, who it belonged to, and how strong one could have become if this book was used by the wrong people. Don't forget to like, comment and subscribe!

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All Comments (21)
  • @hody.8381
    To be fair, the Mages Guild probably should've done more than just hide his skeletal hand in a jar and put it on top of a cupboard. You'd think with someone as powerful as Lorgren, they'd at least put some seals around the jar or something.
  • @pipzchan
    Love seeing a resurgence of popularity of Oblivion on YouTube and seeing your channel grow
  • @xChaosFlower
    I remember playing this quest for the fist time. I was a young teen at the time. I don't know what it is, but Oblivion's ghosts and zombies creep me out. When I first went to sleep and woke up to the ghosts, I just ran since I couldn't fight them and was too freaked out. Doing this quest was terrifying. Lorgren's voice was so creepy and his boss fight was tough. The icing on cake was that the door didn't automatically open when I killed him and I panicked. I thought there was a key on his body or a secret hatch somewhere. When I found none, I thought it was a glitch and did the quest over again and had the same result. It took me a solid 30 minute to figure out that you can just open the door. There's my two Septims on the quest.
  • @159tony
    Mannimarco is both a lich and a god. All the endings in daggerfall are canon and manninarco in daggerfall is a powerful lich.. he ascenda to godhood as the shade of the revenant. His ascension made the creation of black soul gems possible.. the necromancers moon is a celestial event that HE created. The reason why there is still another one on nirn in oblivion is a continuity error.. he is not supposed to be a high elf anymore but a lich.. but he is supposed to be two thanks to the dragon break. One lich, one god.
  • @TwilightRogue15
    I love this quest so much. It's one of my favorites in the whole game. I honestly wish it was longer, but I can see that annoying other players, so it's probably just the right length for such a quest. It gives it time to ramp up and really unsettles the player the first time. I love slow, creeping horror that ends in a big way. The very first time I played this, I beat the ghosts, but was then beaten pretty badly. I could have just healed up, but I figured I could just sleep it off for an hour. In the same bed. That was a mistake, but one I'm glad I made. It really set the tone well.
  • @alext9320
    When I was a kid, this quest scared the dickens out of me. There's something about undead in Oblivion; whether ghosts, zombies, or wraiths that even to this day just does not sit right with me. Even with this quest finished, I could never use this house. Doesn't help that the house magically gets its facelift at the end, which never gets explained, and that expansive basement remains. I just couldn't bring myself to sleep in that bed again.
  • @TheLastRaven
    Excellent quality. Oblivion vids are a rarity but a welcome one. Thank ye kind sir!
  • @burge117
    I will never forget this mission 😂 Just about scraped together 5,000 septims, went to sleep and ambushed by ghosts 😅 My magic was awful and I had no silver or enchanted weapons on me so basically ran out screaming. Came back eventually to finish what turned out to be an amazing quest 😊
  • @Max_Kar
    Bro i beg of you, dont stop uploading, I'm loving EVERY SINGLE one of these amazing videos. The only way is up!! 🎉
  • @riften1229
    These videos are really well fleshed out. I'm a fan.
  • @GeoShed
    This quest used to scare the SHIT out of me as a kid, and I LOVED it. I know Oblivion is no horror game, but damn did it hit different back in the day.
  • @bEtHeSdA_LAME_sTuDi0s
    Oblivion junkie and just found your channel. This quest was very well written for a side quest. I feel anvil needed it though as i think overall as a port city it was under utilized
  • @johnl1784
    I found your channel yesterday and its so awesome to still see someone do Oblivion videos and some of the best quality ones ive ever seen thanks
  • @negativedumpster9778
    God, the Order of the Black Worm. Ever since I was a kid, those guys freaked me out to no end. The mutilated corpses they leave strung up in their lairs, their habit of turning those who displease them into zombified Worm Thralls, the flat-out psychotic things they say, their sheer brutality (Best seen in their attack on Bruma's Mages Guild building), and worst of all, their usage of black soul gems. In Skyrim, it's revealed that people who get trapped in black soul gems are transported to a hellish dimension where they are forced to spend the rest of eternity in a state of limbo. As a result of that last part, I make a point of only capturing the souls of necromancer adepts whenever I use a black soul gem. I mean, these guys are creating black soul gems, and by extension dooming innocent people to a fate worse than death; so, it seems only fitting to use their own weapons against them, and leave them to the fate they were going to inflict on so many others.
  • @insertusername9755
    Ah yes, quest to start, but not to finish if you want guaranteed infinite farm of grand souls from the ghosts (about pc lvl 19 they have grand souls and respawn).
  • @jrh1899
    Love these well articulated Elder Scrolls videos. Glad to see someone doing oblivion content, keep up the good work!!
  • @TheShannonagains
    This is one of my favorite quests and player homes in all of elder scrolls; that basement is amazing and I always look forward to it when I do a new playthrough of the game!
  • @VoodooTrashPanda
    This brings back so many good memories. Oblivion was my first entry into an open world RPG. It’s hard to put to words the elated feeling of freedom and immersion I got when my cousin warned me about durability as I was admiring the physics of smacking a bucket around with the “starting” katana. Anvil was the second town I went to after joining the Chorrol Mage’s Guild. I was selling all the alchemy equipment and had enough money to buy the manor. I love spooky themes, so it turning out to be haunted and having an entire story around it was incredible. Added to the fact I had just gotten my first enchanted weapon (Red Wave cutlass) from the haunted ship in the harbor. It made Anvil my favorite city, being able to supplant Chorrol was a feat. It may or may not be the best quest in the game. But it’s certainly one of my favorites. I always kept the tome and Cutlass on me to remember Anvil.